Wichita eagle., 1887-05-17
CITY DADS
Spar at Each Other in a Lively
Manner Over Motor
Ordinances.
nance Passed-River Hobby
Sewerage.

| City council met last night in city hall
with his honor in the chair and all council
men present excepting Harris and English.
| A number of gas lights were ordered IN
Mathewson's addition.
An ordinance was submitted by the Wich-
tia Mining G. Investment Co., asking the ex-
elusive right to supply the city with natural
gas for both heating and lighting purposes.
| Mr.. Healy thought the ordinance should
be granted, but there should be schedule OF
prices The money expended should COM
mand some respect from the city and the
city ought to give the exclusive right.
Mr.. Derby thought that the company
should be given latitude and encouraged
to go on with their work If
the conuncil should deliver itself Of narrow
minded legislation the company would per-
haps become discouraged.
The ordinance was referred to the gas
company.
An inquiry was made concerning the fate
of the rock purchased for the benefit of the
cooler boys. 1t seemed that the rocks SO far
have been untouched and it seemed to be the
opinion that they should not be idle.
When the railroad committee was called
Chairman Healy asked his honor how many
he could stand. On being told that he could
stand as many as any one else, five motor
line ordinances were submitted. The follow
ing is the style of the companies:
Garfield Company, Lawrence, Judson Uni
versity Crownpoint Electric Motor Line
Street Railroad Company, North
Emporia Avenue, Union Depot and North
eastern motor power street railway COM
pany, Rock Island Avenue Division Street
and College Hill Electric motor line COM
pany, Central Avenue and Eastern motor
line company.
The ordinance of the Garfield motor line
company was read and placed on its passage
According to the ordinance the line COM
mences at the corner of Douglas avenue and
Water street, south on Water street to Day
ton avenue, west on Dayton to the west
limits Of the city. While voting on the
sections of the ordinance Mr.. Buckridge
stated that he wanted some ordinance pass
ed at the meeting that would cause all the
railroads in the city to make suitable cross
ings and grade streets that had been made
almost impossible by the companies. He
considered that the question was of vast i'm
portance to the city and every day
the streets We're becoming
more and more impaired.
There was considerable discussion about
the kind Of rail to be used Mr. Derby gave
some of his ancient experience in the rail-
road business in the coal mines of Pennsyl
vania, deducing from the same that some
sort of a rail should be used that was better
than the ct" rail or wooden stringer with
an iron cap. He did not know the name of
the rail he wanted, having been out of the
railroad business so long that be failed to re-
member some of the more important nomen-
clature. His effort to describe the rail Yves
somewhat impeded by Mr.. Healy, when
war of words ensued, much to the amuse-
ment Of all present. 1t was decided to use
the tram rail. After seige of near an
hour the ordinance passed.
The ordinance Of the Central avenue and
and Eastern Motor line company was sub
mitted and Mr.. Brown stated that some of
the people along the proposed line had sent
in remonstrance against granting the er-
dinance and moved that more time be grant
ed to consider the ordinance.
The attorney for the company stated that
but one man who was property holder had
signed the remonstrance. 1t was Mr. Levy
and he stated that he would not have signed
it If he had not been interested in another
company. He read the names of eleven prop
erty owners along the line who wanted the
ordinance passed
The motion of Mr.. Brown carried.
petition was submitted asking that the
building now being erected on north Main
street for theater, be removed as it is not
fire proof.
Mr.. Clement, who owns the building on
the north side of the theater building asked
the council to remove the building He
claimed that the building was endangering
the adjoining property.
The fire marshal stated that the builders
came to him and got permit to put up a
small building near the alley to be covered
with corrugated iron. They had run their
building back from Main street at their own
risk.
Mr.. Johnston thought the building shonld
not be removed
MIR. Buckrldge thought that the city |
should protect the adjoining property by re-
moving the building.
The matter was referred to the fire marshal |
with power to act.
Further time was granted the water works |
: ommittee to decide upon rates for tapping |
water mains
Mr.. Buckridge stated that stencil came out |
Of both ends of the Detroit restaurant. and |
It was simply awful, and someone ought to
be pulled and pulled hard for creating such |
ooquet on one of the main streets of the city. |
Mr.. Healy stated that the trouble came
rom the alley in the rear of the Warner
building.
Mr.. Buckridge moved that the proprietors
IT the Detroit restaurant be introduced, to the |
police Judge with Mr.. Simisou second.
The city attorney thought the police ought
% do the arresting work and the council not |
% order arrests. If the police don't arrest
discharge them
Mr. Buckridge withdrew his motion
The city engineer paralyzed the council
With his report on the proposed Topeka av-
nue. sewer. There was some property to
ross not calculated on, some reserves, and
worse than all it was the crooked
st avenue or street in the city.
The difficulties reported were referr d to the